PSV vs Leicester LIVE: Europa Conference League result and final score after late Pereira and Maddison goals
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Leicester reached the first European semi-final in the club’s history after a dramatic late comeback at PSV Eindhoven secured their progress to the Europa Conference League last four.
After a 0-0 draw in last week’s first leg at the King Power Stadium, Eran Zahavi gave the hosts the lead in an open contest, before Harvey Barnes and Patson Daka missed chances for Brendan Rodgers’ side.
But James Maddison pulled the visitors level, just as the Foxes were beginning to lose hope, before Ricardo Pereira scored the winner and secured a famous night for the club. They will now play either Roma or Bodo/Glimt in the semi-finals.
West Ham will now look to join them in reaching a European semi-final, as they face Lyon for a place in the Europa League last four:
GOAL! PSV 1 - 0 Leicester (Zahavi, 27’)⚽️
27 mins: PSV lead! It’s a mistake from Youri Tielemans that leads to the opening goal. Tielemans attempts to play the ball back to Jonny Evans but PSV are pressing high and Mario Gotze intercepts. He slides it into the box for Eran Zahavi who finishes with a fine shot from a tight angle.
PSV 0 - 0 Leicester
24 mins: PSV win a corner that Gakpo pulls back to the edge of the box. Veerman miscontrols it and Mauro Junior runs onto the loose ball with a first time shot that gets blasted over the bar!
PSV 0 - 0 Leicester
21 mins: After a flurry of chances at either end of the pitch the game has settled into a more patient rhythm. A couple of crosses come into the Leicester box but both are cleared easily enough.
PSV 0 - 0 Leicester
18 mins: Chance! Just after Schmeichel keeps Leicester on level terms the Foxes have a great chance to open the scoring. Kelechi Iheanacho has control of the ball with runners in front of him. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has apce to run into but Iheanacho threads it into Harvey Barnes instead. An injection of pace takes him into the box and he opens his body up to the far post and sends his low effort wide of goal!
PSV 0 - 0 Leicester
15 mins: Save! PSV break down the left side and Max swings the ball into the box from the wing. He finds Gotze in space and the midfielder volleys a fine effort at goal only to be denied by the fingertips of Kasper Schmeichel!
PSV 0 - 0 Leicester
12 mins: Leicester haven’t been shy in these opening stages. James Maddison shimmies his way nicely into the right side of the box and keep get the ball out from under his own feet in time to shoot. Instead he’s tackled and wins a corner.
Marc Albrighton puts it into the middle but Ibrahim Sangare heads it clear.
PSV 0 - 0 Leicester
9 mins: Chance! Leicester win a free kick over to the left of PSV’s penalty area. James Maddison swings the ball set piece into the middle and picks out Jonny Evans. His glancing header flicks the ball on but it’s too quick for Wesley Fofana to react to and the ball hits him on the head and loops wide of goal.
PSV 0 - 0 Leicester
6 mins: Close! Philipp Max gets forward on the left side and receives the ball off Cody Gakpo. He slides a pass in behind Ricardo Pereira and Mario Gotze collects it just inside the box. He flicks it over to the middle but Eran Zahavi can’t bring it down and the chance goes begging for the home side.
PSV 0 - 0 Leicester
3 mins: Mauro Junior collides with Jonny Evans after the Leicester defender clears his own lines. He looks winded and stays down a moment to recover himself.
The visitors work is nicely down the left side with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Kelechi Iheanacho combining to win a throw in inside PSV’s final third.
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